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Six Sigma Excellence
SUMMIT
Discover Tools July 13 – 15, 2010 | Arlington, VA
and Techniques Streamline Business Processes to Reduce Costs
Utilize Lean Six Sigma tools to eliminate waste and lower production costs
to Effectively
Identify Effective Performance Measures for Six Sigma Implementation
Manage, Determine the best measures to evaluate the effect of Six Sigma initiatives
on organizational performance
Measure and
Create a Stable Infrastructure for Six Sigma Deployment
Sustain Your Manage resources and build competencies within your business for
successful deployment
Lean Six Sigma
Garner Company-Wide Buy-In for Your Six Sigma Program
Initiatives Inform and educate executives and colleagues to create a collective
approach to implementing Six Sigma practices
In Association with:
Earn up to 18 CPE Credits
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Six Sigma Excellence Summit
pre-conference workshop
July 13, 2010
8:30
Continental Breakfast & Pre-Conference Certiﬁcation Registration
9:00
Lean Six Sigma Pre-Conference White Belt Certiﬁcation
White Belt Certiﬁcation
Our one day intensive White Belt Certiﬁcation program is a course allowing corporate
executives to understand the underlying concepts, methods and tools needed for Lean Six
Sigma deployment. These individuals will gain a solid understanding of the Lean Six Sigma
methodology and how it can be applied to various projects. Each attendee will be required to
take a 30-minute examination at the conclusion of the course to make sure they have a working
knowledge of the information provided. After completion of the course, they will receive their
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certiﬁcation.
Key Learning Objectives:
Understand the history and background of Lean Six Sigma
Evaluate the core concepts of Lean and Six Sigma
Maximize your understanding of the Lean Six Sigma methodology (focus on DMAIC – Deﬁne,
Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control)
Hear how to develop a project charter
Learn how to identify non-value added steps in your processes
Develop the skills needed to manage the culture change
Understand how to use data property to effectively measures, analyze, improve and
control performance
Evaluate Voice of the Customer (VOC) techniques
Examine the Cost of Poor Quality (CPQ)
Learn key data collection strategies
Receive basic statistics, graphical analysis and Statistical Process Control (SPC) training
4:00
Pre-Conference Certiﬁcation Adjourns
Charis Grossman, Six Sigma Black Belt, Process Improvement, LLC
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Six Sigma Excellence Summit
day one
July 14, 2010
8:30 10:00
Conference Registration and Break and Refreshments
Continental Breakfast
10:15
keynote address
9:00
Create Effective Performance
Keynote Address: A Six Sigma Measures for Lean Six Sigma
Approach to Improved Performance Implementation
Making the commitment to improve Use measures to create a more accurate
your organization’s business process and reﬂection of performance and monitor
performance is both challenging and progress towards organizational goals
rewarding. When deciding which Six Identify key indicators that evaluate
Sigma approach will work best with your improvement and growth for each project
organizational strategy, it is important to be
mindful of your resources and capabilities. Learn how to keep your performance
Having a clear understanding of which measures transparent throughout the
approach will achieve the desired results organization
your organization seeks will ensure a
successful improvement initiative. 11:15
Evaluate the core concepts of Lean
and Six Sigma and how they can be
Integrate Six Sigma Tools into Your
integrated into your organization Strategic Plan
Learn key selection criteria for deciding Identify the different tools associated with
whether to use the Lean or Six Sigma Six Sigma and how to choose the best one
approach for each project for your organization
Examine other process improvement Examine emerging assessment tools for
methodologies that can improve process more effective strategic planning
performance Learn how to use Six Sigma Management
Chuck Aubrey— Vice President of Lean System tools and processes to create an
Six Sigma, Anderson Pharmaceutical adaptive strategic planning process
Packaging John Murphy— Assistant VP, Process
Excellence, CSX
who should attend:
Executives, Managers and Directors of: Supply Chain
Process/Continuous Improvement Operations
Quality Control Program/Project Management
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Six Sigma Excellence Summit
day one
July 14, 2010
12:15 3:15
Lunch Break Use Rapid Improvement Events
(Kaizen) to Achieve Dramatic Results
Learn how to run rapid improvement
1:00 events for immediate results
Creative Company-Wide Buy-In for Identify the tools and techniques necessary
to execute a Kaizen event
Six Sigma Initiatives
Evaluate best practices and lessons learned
Communicate the value of Six Sigma on
in running Kaizen events successfully
improving the bottom line
Chuck Aubrey — Vice President of Lean Six
Discover strategies to leverage
Sigma, Anderson Pharmaceutical Packaging
management for sustainable support
Educate and inform all members of
your organization on the importance 4:15
of unity and focus when working on Six Day One Adjourns
Sigma projects
Robyn McGrath— Lean Six Sigma
Technical Lead, Citizant, Inc.
“The conference
2:00
provides cutting-edge
Break and Refreshments
presentations and is
2:15
a great networking
Use Design for Lean Six Sigma
(DFLSS): A Practical Approach opportunity.”
Understand how to effectively move from
a DMAIC system to DFLSS to boost speed, Anthony Chavez;
quality and ROI Sandia National Labs
Identify the tools and techniques required
to implement a DFLSS framework
Examine how to overcome barriers to
DFLSS implementation and engage
project leaders
Robyn McGrath— Lean Six Sigma
Technical Lead, Citizant, Inc
top ﬁve reasons to attend:
Understand how to Learn how to Discover advanced
streamline internal effectively deploy Lean Six Sigma tools
processes within your Six Sigma and methodologies
your organization initiatives
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Six Sigma Excellence Summit
day two
July 15, 2010
1:00
“Very interesting
Build a Key Infrastructure for
Deployment combination of
Establish constant resources and standard
approaches to deployment
systems and strategy.
Build competencies and plans to handle Real demonstration
any potential challenges or roadblocks
Identify strategies for making process of how-to.”
improvement easy to adopt
Wendy Novicoff — Six Sigma Master Black Donna Harrigan; Arrow Electronic
Belt, Assistant Professor, Departments of
Public Health Sciences and Orthopedic
Surgery, University of Virginia 3:15
Sustain the Gains of Your Lean Six
2:00 Sigma Deployment
Break and Refreshments Identify continuous process improvement
strategies for Lean Six Sigma deployment
Understand how to maintain the gains of
2:15 your already existing deployment when
Critical Success Factors for Lean Six new projects are introduced
Sigma Deployment Learn how to deal with external factors
that can upset the progress of current and
Evaluate key drivers for engaging a
future projects
successful deployment
Jeff Slater—Operating Excellence
Examine the resources and requirements
Leader, Sonoco
necessary to deploy a Lean Six Sigma
initiative aligned with the mission, goals
and desired outcomes of your organization 4:15
Learn the key tools that will allow you Conference Adjourns
to accomplish organizational objectives
through process improvement projects
Lene Mock - Vice President Enterprise
Business Process Group, Sun Trust Bank
in house training
One of the more popular vehicles for accessing the Institute’s educational offerings is the
delivery of on-site trainings and management facilitations. Bringing a training or facilitation
in-house gives you the opportunity to customize a program that addresses your exact
challenges and provides a more personal learning experience, while virtually eliminating
travel expenses. Whether you require training for a small group or for an organizational-wide
initiative, the advanced learning methods employed by the Institute will create an intimate
training atmosphere that maximizes knowledge transfer to enhance the talent within
your organization.
For more information about in-house training options available to you, contact Jennifer
Mueller at 202-739-9619 or email her at Jennifer.Mueller@PerformanceInstutite.org.
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Six Sigma Excellence Summit
logistics
Logistics
Venue & Hotel Exhibiting & Sponsorships
Six Sigma Excellence Summit will be held at To learn more about exhibiting and
The Performance Institute’s Training Center sponsorships, contact Meredith Mason at
in Arlington, VA, just one block east of the 202-739-9707 or email her at
Courthouse stop on the Orange Line of the Meredith.Mason@ASMIweb.com
DC Metro. A public parking garage is located
inside of the building for $10/day. Continental
breakfast, refreshments and lunch will be CPE Credits
provided for delegates on Delivery Method: Group-live
each day. Program Level: Basic
The Performance Institute Conference Center Prerequisites: None
1515 N. Courthouse Rd. Suite 600 Advanced Preparation: None
Arlington, VA 22201 CPE Credits: 18
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Note: As speakers are conﬁrmed six months before the event,
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Excellence Summit are as follows: the program.
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